Delhi Police to take advice from doctors via teleconferencing

NEW DELHI: In a new initiative, the Delhi Police have started a system of tele-advice in which doctors can give their advice to police personnel through teleconferencing. Police said that their personnel can seek advice for themselves and for their family, which often gets ignored since they are too engrossed in their work.

“The medical fraternity has assured their full support for this initiative. Several doctors who despite working so hard in the frontline have volunteered for the programme. This initiative, apart from providing round-the-clock tele-advice to police personnel, will also help by reducing the need for avoidable Coronavirus tests and hospital admission,” police said. The initiative will reassure the police personnel that proper advice and guidance are available real-time for them and their families.

According to the Delhi Police press statement: “In this system, SHO and unit heads maintain a panel of names of doctors who can give their advice to a Delhi Police personnel through teleconferencing between the SHO/UNIT head, doctor and the police personnel.”

So far, over 140 personnel have been tested positive for COVID-19. Out of them, 35 have recovered and resumed duties while a constable died due to the virus last week.

Delhi Police personnel are performing round-the-clock duty not just for the prevention and detection of crime but for the enforcement of lockdown measures in the wake of the pandemic. “They are also assisting citizens of Delhi in various ways to cope with the lockdown.

Despite taking precautions for their safety, they are at great risk of getting infected given the very physical nature of their work and frequent public interaction,” police said.

Once infected by Coronavirus, they run the risk of infecting their family members also. In case of any small symptom, they need proper assurance as well as timely guidance so that they can take appropriate action.